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EXTRA CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
"The evidence from their high participation rates in extra sporting activities, and high uptake of the healthy food provided by the school canteen, suggest that most students know about and are choosing to lead healthy lifestyles." - Ofsted 2010
As part of our commitment to develop the whole person the college offers a range of activities for the students that take place during lunchtime, after school and at weekends.
Service to Others and Personal Growth
The college has a programme that supports students working towards their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Students and staff work together after college and also take part in a range of residential and one-day expeditions. This is a magnificent opportunity to acquire new skills, learn to work as a team and perform a service to the community.
We also have a branch of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. Familiar to many church-goers this organisation seeks to help others and promote understanding. The college group runs a Fair Trade stall and also runs the ‘Silver Surfers’ club for those who might have missed out on the rise of the internet but who want to learn more. A number of older students give up part of their summer holiday to accompany pilgrims to the shrine at Lourdes in France. Others join in with fund raising activities in order to make this worthwhile service possible. Ofsted praised the college’s ‘Monday night Club’- a social club for adults with physical and learning difficulties that has been running for over 25 years.
"There is a rich range of extra-curricular activities that includes sport, performing arts, Duke of Edinburgh awards, academic clubs and charitable work with the local community." - Ofsted 2010
Expressive arts
Dance and drama clubs feature regularly and individual music tuition is available for a wide range instruments. Many students reach high grades in examinations and play in the college and county orchestra and bands. The past year has seen a musical, a dance production, a carol service, concerts and several student band nights.
Sport
Our Physical Education teachers have coaching qualifications in many sports and we also make use of external coaches. Our teams regularly win local, county and regional titles and a large number of students have represented Telford and Shropshire in a variety of sports with some achieving success at national level. Students have the opportunity to take part in a range of sporting activities, competitively or just for fun, at lunch time or after college, and even before the start of the college day with our ‘breakfast club’.
Trips
The world beyond the college gates is an amazing learning environment and students are given the opportunity to take part in day visits to such places as sporting events, art galleries, museums and theatres. The college makes use of the Arthog outdoor pursuits residential centre in North Wales and trips abroad are arranged regularly. Italy, Eastern Europe and the ski slopes of France are frequent destinations and the college has a successful exchange programme that sees Year 7 students swapping places with pupils from a school just outside Paris. Très bien!